Monday, May 31, 2010

Just share some valuable experiences from .....

I have to do a presentation. You have to consult your Internal Examiner (IE) whether you need to do this, because in some department this is not a requirement. Presentation will act as a buffer, to ease your tension- this is according to the Independent Chair (IC). But I found, doing presentation can be very stressfulL

Independent Chair (IC)

There were 4 of us in the meeting room. Since both of my examiners are less experience in conducting viva, an independent chair was appointed. Under the university’s rule, this IC will act as an observer or a referee to see the viva is conducted in a fair play..Mamat IC masa viva aku adalah sangat sempoi. Bestla..at certain points, dia pon ada menyampuk jugak, making the process a little bit less stress.

When writing any statement in thesis, you really have to be certain whether it is based on your findings, informal discussions or your assumptions. It’s not wrong to give opinions but you really have to provide evidence-, which can be from your findings or literature reviews. In my case, although they praised the flow of the thesis,…some parts still need justifications to support arguments/statements.

Try to answer all the questions. If you don’t understand, asked them to rephrase. If you can write it down, even better. I wanted to do it (write qs, perhaps the gist), but the IE won’t let me…so dengar je la soalan yang keluar, macam interview kerja plak rasanya.

They are enthusiasts and interested

Janganlah fikir kalau kita kena ‘grill’ teruk-teruk, the thesis is bad. Most of the time it is because the thesis is good and they want to know more. But it is hard to think that way especially if you are under pressure.

Me and my supervisor went in together. The IC told EE that the supervisor can be present during the announcement. The EE said…wow, this is interesting..She then stood up, followed by the IE…I remembered she began her announcement by saying..”Haliyana Khalid, it is my pleasure to award you with..(masa ni aku blur lagi..) Last aku dengar, congratulations Dr Haliyana Khalid..Bila dia hulur tangan barula ‘terjaga’ lebih sikit (this is really happening)